April 7 update/note to readers: the article has been changed, to reflect the latest estimate of trial duration. According to the government, this trial is now expected to last 18 weeks, not eight, as originally reported.
BY PAMELA FAYERMAN
One plaintiff died. The presiding judge changed. The law firm representing those suing the government imploded.
It’s anyone’s guess as to whether any of this will matter when the legal case against the B.C. government over ... Read More …

By Pamela Fayerman
(Post updated Nov. 26 because of new developments)
There are about 130 BC kids waiting for spinal surgery at BC Children’s Hospital (BCCH) right now. The hospital has only two surgeons – the only two in BC – with the skills to do such complex operations. So that helps explain why parents of kids with scoliosis are warned about unwieldy wait times to see surgeons and then get operations.
In Walid Khalfallah’s ... Read More …